CANDY SHOP

Pills and capsules are choreographed into a cacophony of shape, color and size, resulting in a satirical commentary about our cultural, recreational, and economic infatuation with prescription drugs.

Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Percussion by Steve Rice

Awards:
• First Prize International Competition, Seoul Metro International Film Festival, Korea.
• Jury Award for Global Issues, Palm Springs International Animation Festival
• Jury Award Ann Arbor Film Festival

Official Selection: USA
• 2020 Ann Arbor Film Festival
• 2020 Florida Film Festival
• 2020 Athens International Film and Video Festival
• 2020 Phoenix Film Festival
• 2020 Arizona Film Festival
• 2019 New York Short Film Festival
• 2019 St. Louis Film Festival
• 2019 Palm Springs International Animation Festival
• 2019 Woodstock Film Festival, USA
• 2019 Lake County Film Festival, USA
• 2019 Queen City Film Festival, USA

Official Selection: International
• 2020 Stuttgart International Animation Festival, Germany
• 2020 Athens Anifest, Greece
• 2020 Chester Animation Festival, UK
• 2020 Ciné court animé, France
• 2019 London International Animation Festival, UK
• 2019 Kaboom Animation Festival, Netherlands
• 2019 ReAnimania Animation Festival, Armenia
• 2019 Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan
• 2019 Manchester Animation Festiva, UK
• 2019 Chaniatoon International Comic & Animation Festival, Greece
• 2019 Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan
• 2019 Seoul Metro International Film Festival, Korea
• 2019 Badalona Film Festival, Spain
• 2019 International Short Film Festival Beveren, Belgium
• 2019 Animation Marathon, Greece

Tags: stop motion, experimental animation, animation, experimental, ann arbor, object animation and patrick smith